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Jourfttl INDEPENDENT IN POLITICS Published Mondays and Thursdays at North Wilkesboro, North Carolina JULIUS 0. HUBBARD?MRS. D. J. CARTER Publisher* 1981?DANIEL J. CARTBR?194B SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year,. $2.00 (la Wilkes and Adjoining Counties) One Year .... $8.00 (Outside Wilkes sad Adjoining Coeattss) Rates to Those in Service: One Year (anywhere) .? $2.00 Sintered at the poetottlee at North Wllkee boro, North Carolina, as Second-Clue matter under Act of Mareh 4, 1879. Thursday, December 30, 1948 R. W. Gwyn The people of this community and all Wilkes county were saddened by the news of the death of R. W. Gwyn on Christmas eve. More than fifty years ago R. W. Gwyn came to North Wilkesboro in his youth. At that time North Wilkesboro was a sprawling village in the valley of the Yadkin. It was a railroad terminal with some prospects as a commercial center in a small way. , Mr. Gwyn began work at the Bank of North Wilkesboro a few years after that institution was founded in 1892. His work was efficient and thorough, his business judgment keen and discerning. Soon his ability and efficiency caused him to be made cashier of the bank, which position he held until his death. During the more than half a century Mr. Gwyn had other business interests, all of which were for the upbuilding of his community and county. He served his community in his church and in civic or ganizations. But of more importance, he served the people of northwestern North Carolina. Life-long citizens of Wilkes county saw in Mr. Gwyn the ultimate in honesty and integrity. His name was synonomus with honesty, fair dealing and sound character. His business ability was held in high re spect, but it was the character of the man which drew greatest attention and esteem. To know him was to know the great prin ciples of dependability and usefulness by which he lived every day of his life. To say that the life of R. W. Gwyn was exemplar is an understatement of fact. In this modern world with the weaknesses and faults of mortal men so conspicuous, the name of R. W. Gwyn merited the distinction of standing for uprightness, morality, integrity, honesty, fairness and other cardinal principles of eternal good. County Agent Suggests Resolution On Safety "Safety for me and mine throughout 1949" is a New Year's resolution suggest ed today by Paul Choplin, county agent for the State College Extension Service. Such a resolution, he said, is not only thoroughly practical but also of great im portance. It can be carried out by the whole family to the benefit of all. Making and keeping of New Year's saf ety resolutions on the part of each member of the farm family is a practice recom mended by the National Safety Council. It is much more than a pastime; it is a practice for assuring the happiness and well being of farm people everywhere. The National Safety Council offers the following farm family suggestions as res olutions to be kept in 1949: "We will check the farm and farm stead periodically to locate hazards and remove them to make safer working con ditions." "We will keep shields in place on power machinery at all times and observe rules for safe operation." "We will encourage members of our family and neighbors to work, play, and drive safely." "We will consider safety features in .farm buildings and structures when we plan to build or remodel." "We will handle poisons and explosives j carefully, keeping them well labeled and out of reach of children." "Regardless of the emergency, we will not permit young children to operate or ride upon farm machinery*** "We #ill speak to animals when ap proaching them and be especially cau tious around bulls." "We will keep guns unloaded and out of reach of children." "We will encourage and participate in farm safety activities in all the organiza tions to which we belong." "We will practice rules of safety 52 weeks a year. Discussions are for the purpose of es tablishing- facts. Arguments are for the purpose of denying them. A husband thinks it is strange that his wife can spot a blonde hair at ten paces and then hit the garage door. It used to be that people lived withip their income. Nowadays some have trou ble living within their credit. England is experimenting in Socialism. She has succeeded to the point, as a writer says, where wealth has not been distribut ed, but poverty has. Any nation which has a government that can make war overnight is a menace to the peace of the world, whether mon archal, democratic or communistic. A man made a bet that he could intro duce himself to a girl picked at random and marry her within 12 hours. He won his bet. Since then he has sworn off from gambling. ? THE EVERYDAY COUNSELOR By Rev. Herbert Sp&ugh, D. D. Have you blown out your Christmas candles? Yes, I'm afraid you have. But have you likewise blown out the Christmas spirit? I'm afraid many of us have done that. One of the most beautiful church serv ives of the Christmas season is the Candle Service. Among all the services of the Moravian Episcopal Church, none is more beautiful than the Christmas Eve Candle Service. It)attracts worshippers from far and wide. As this service which is held in the late afternoon or evening comes to a close and climax, the sanctuary is darkened, and large trays of lighted candles are brought in. These candles are distributed to each worshipper as an illustration of what Christ meant when He said, "I am the light of the world. Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven." The symbolic effect of this service is striking. When the candles are first brought into the darkened auditorium, the light is all centered around the trays of candles. Then as these are distributed, the entire sanctuary is gradually illuminated. The climax comes when each worshipper is asked to hold aloft his candle as a dem onstration of what happens when each one raises before men the spirit of Christ. The uplifted candles double the illumina tion in the sanctuary from that when the candles are held in normal position. When this Moravian service was first introduced, at the close of the service, each worshipper carefully carried' his candle out into the outside darkness. So Jesus told men to take the light of Christ ian living out into a darkened world. In modern days, for reasons of safety and urgency to get on with other things, most worshippers extinguish their candle as they leave the church. So it is with so many of us today with our Christian light., We attend a service where our souls are ? inspired with jbl resolve to live a better life. Then *we extinguish these high resolves, as we blow out a Christmas candle when we leave the church. The Christmas candles have been blown out, but the Christmas spirit need not be extinguished. The Divine Spirit is ever-! lasting. We extinguish it by our own* ef-! forts. Scrooge did the same thing in the Christmas Carol Story, when he pushed down an extinguisher over the spirit of Christmas. Let's take the Christmas light out into the world which so desperately needs it. We need to carry it with us everyday into the New Year. Our friends- need to see it. Though Christmas is past, the Christ mas candles have been blown out, let's not 1 extinguish the Christmas spirit! m Bj DWIGHT NICHOLS 6t *1 NEW PRESENT FOR FREAK EDITOR For many years one of our myriad Jobs has been freak editor of The Journal-Patriot (but please be careful about the way you construe the meaning of "freak"). During these years we have witnessed people bring to us ears of corn in every imaginable shape, tall corn, freak vegetables, three-legged chickens, big tur nips and bigger turnips, pota toes supposed to look like Hit ler's face, twin eggs, little eggs, enormous eggs and snake eggs. In fact, we thought we had seen every type of freak which could be brought in, until Tuesday this week. Now, it has been a pleasure to receive some of the freaks, es pecially the edible ones which helped some on the grocery bill. But On Tuesday we received ] one for which we had no con ceivable use. Mr. J. S. Sebastian, who lives at Hays and occasionally has been guilty of reading this col- j umn, brought in the latest item 1 to the freak collection. And we don't invite anyone in to see it, because it ain't here. Mr. Sebastian was hauling hay when he found something near the bottom of the stack, and it was so unusual that he put it into a large shopping bag and brought it down for us to take a look-see. It was a yellow jackets' nest. There's nothing unusual about a yellow jackets' neet, ordinarily, but there was about thlii ohe. It consisted of eight layers like honeycomb, except a slightly different color, It was circular and 14 inches across. It must hare contained a half gallon of yellow jackets, some in the lavas stage. Because of the extreme cold weather, the yellow jackets were not active,, just hibernating un til they can get warm enough to start exercising their stingers. Now if you want to prove that statement, just borrow the nest From Mr. Sebastian and place It In a warm and light room for several minutes. Anyway, we didn't put the nest on display in this office, be cause it is warm in here and the Insects might get the idea that summer time had arrived, which could be very uncomfortable for all concerned. We think now we have seen the biggest nest of yellow jackets. Anyway, we don't want to ex amine any very closely. IMS NEW YEAN RESOLUTION "I resolve to improve my status in 1949 by pursuing a course of study fitted to my individual seeds." I Let us help you to fulfill this good resolution through part-time or full-time study under most competent teachers. A penny postal will bring you complete imformation. REVENGER CtUJEK Of BUSINESS UMINMTMTION MIDWAY NORTH .WILKESBORO, N. C. f! 6ZVY vWWlUJAM* mo-hum- ano another oay fw? oooo ois ww w v mr m w -mm vi v MOTOR CO. K WONOERFUL THIS... WONDERFUL. "THAT... ALL C*W LONG... COURSE IT'S AllTROE ABOUT OUR USE? CARS, BUT... GOSH - SOMEDAY VM GOING "TO SLEEP A WEEK.. I I Ml MV ? ?V> > L PUNCH THE f TIME CLOCK ( "TOO KNoW-J L r wm NO-BUT ro UKETO. UTt ILLIAM5 MOIQR CO.lNL TUCKER ^'48'' CoHtfJdt BODY RtBU/lD/KG-lASY TtRMS-UStD CARS -TRUCKS-TKACTORS HL PAY CASH TOR LATE MODEL vfceWCARS t. TRUCKS~Tt?. 334 J - R.WILKESBCRC Whllt tldawall llrti, at lllvstratad, omllabla at Checklhe Price-check the Policy? *Buicks the Buy! * Ever since this '49 Buick made its bow, we've been telling you it's a buy. sale showing all charges. And we display our prices in our showroom. We've invited you to match it feature by feature and dollar for dollar?with anything else offered to you. You can start with the delivered prices shown here. 2. NO "LOADING" OF UN WANTED ACCESSORIES. All cars are delivered with acces sories as ordered. We pledge ourselves to add no "extras" you do not want. But don't stop with that. Check the policy under which Buicks are sold?and see for yourself that Buick means a better deal as well as a better buy! 3. NO COMPULSORY TRADE-INS. Selling used cars is part of our . business. Naturally we like to take cars in trade. But you do not have to sell your car to us! We will take your order, and deliver your car, without requiring a car in trade! Briefly, our Four-Square sales policy is this: 1. NO PRICE PADDINGI We guar antee our prices to contain nothing but charges that were standard practice in figuring prewar delivered prices. You receive an itemized bill of 4. NO COLLUSION WITH "GRAY MARKETEERS." We will not knowingly be party to a sale of Buick cars to any in dividual who operates in the "gray market." Our interest is entirely in delivering cars to bona fide customers. In other words?you know ex actly where you stand when you buy a Buick. What you get?what you pay?all the details o( the deal open and aboveboard. So we repeat: Check the price. Check the policy. Buick's the buy any way you .want to look at it. TODAY'S DELIVERED PRICES INCLUDING RADIO, UNDtRSEAT HEATER, DEFROSTER, WINDSHIELD WASHER, RACK-UP LIGHTS-AND DYNAFLOW DRIVE ON ROADMASTER MODELS-ARE LISTED IN PANEL BELOW AT LEFT. Slate and city taxes, if any, extra. Dynatlow Drive optional at extra cost on SUPER models. White sidewaU tires optional at extra cost on all models. All prices subject to change without notice. 465 565 51 765 71 BUICK DELIVERED PRICES (SCE PANEL ABOVE AT RIGHT) SPECIAL SERIES 2-Door Sedanet .. $2085.80 41 4-Door Sedan .. .2159.80 SUPER SERIES 2-Door Sedanet .. $2405.80 56C Convertible 2937.80 4-Door Sedan ... $2505.80 59 Estate Wagon .. -3542.80 ROADMASTER SERIES 2-Door Sedanet .. $2974.30 76C Convertible 3516.30 4-Door Sedan ... $3095.30 79 Estate Wagon .. .41 jq.30 If /??? betlvr uufiHiiiihiii *s urt' built r BUCK Tuim in HENRY J. TAYLOR, ABC Nefwor*, oyry Monday ovoning. Mill huild tlwm West 'D' Street North Wilkesboro, N. C.
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